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Lyrics & meaning

Anbe Anbe Nee En Pillai

From Uyirodu Uyiraga · 1998

Lyricist
Vairamuthu
Singers
Hariharan, K. S. Chithra
Music director
Vidyasagar
Details
Uyirodu Uyiraga1998

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Chorus
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Female
Anbae anbae nee en pillaiMy beloved, my beloved, you are my child
Dhegam mattum kaadhal illaiLove is not just physical attraction
Bhoomiyil naam vaazhum kaalam thorumAs long as we live on this earth
Unmaiyil un jeevan ennai serumIn truth, your soul will join mine
Bhoomiyil naam vaazhum kaalam dhorumAs long as we live on this earth
Unmaiyil un jeevan ennai serumIn truth, your soul will join mine
Female
Anbae anbae nee en pillaiMy beloved, my beloved, you are my child
Dhegam mattum kaadhal illaiLove is not just physical attraction
Female
Kanna en koondhalil soodum pon pookalumMy dear, the golden flowers adorning my hair
Unnai unnai azhaikkaCall out to you and you alone
Male :Kannae un kaivalai meettum sangeethangalMale: My dear, the music created by your bangles
Ennai ennai uraikkaEnchants and mesmerizes me
Female
Kangalai thiranthu konduKeeping my eyes open
Naan kanavugal kaanugirenI am dreaming
Male :Kangalai moodi konduMale: Closing my eyes
Naan kaatchigal thedugirenI am searching for visions
Female
Un pon viral thodugaiyilaeWhen your golden finger touches me
Naan poovaai maarugirenI turn into a flower
Male :Bhoomiyil naam vaazhum kaalam dhorumMale: As long as we live on this earth
Unmaiyil en jeevan unnai serumIn truth, my soul will join yours
Female
Anbae anbae nee en pillaiMy beloved, my beloved, you are my child
Dhegam mattum kaadhal illaiLove is not just physical attraction
Chorus
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Male
Yaarum sollamalum osai illaamalumWithout anyone telling, without making a sound
Theeyum panjum nerunghaLike fire and cotton drawing close
Female :Yaarai pen enbathu yaarai aan enbathuFemale: Who is a woman and who is a man
Ondril ondru adangaaWhen both dissolve into each other
Male
Uchiyil thean vizhunthuAs honey drips on the top of my head
En uyirukul inikuthadiIt sweetens deep within my soul
Female :Mannagham maranthu vittenFemale: I have forgotten the earthly world
Enai maatrungal pazhaiyapadiChange me back as I was before
Male
:Un vaasathai swaasikirenI breathe in your scent
En aayul neelum padiSo that my life span extends
Female :Bhoomiyil naam vaazhum kaalam dhorumFemale: As long as we live on this earth
Unmaiyil un jeevan ennai serumIn truth, your soul will join mine
Male
Bhoomiyil naam vaazhum kaalam dhorumAs long as we live on this earth
Unmaiyil un jeevan ennai serumIn truth, your soul will join mine

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This song expresses a pure, transcendental form of love that goes beyond physical desire to connect two souls as one. The lyrics highlight how true love brings a deep spiritual harmony where boundaries between individuals blur, filling their existence with peace, sweetness, and eternal vitality.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Simile (Upamai)

Theeyum panjum nerungha

Compares the subtle attraction between lovers to fire and cotton coming together silently and naturally.

Metaphor (Uruvagand)

Un pon finger thodugaiyilae / Naan poovaai maarugiren

Compares the gentle touch of the beloved to becoming a blossoming flower.

Ethirai (Second letter rhyme)

Theeyum panjum nerungha / Female :Yaarai pen enbathu

The second letter rhyming between 'Theeyum' and 'Yaarai' creates rhythmic flow across couplets.

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Trivia

'Uyirodu Uyiraga' (1998) was directed by Sushma Ahuja, starring Prashanth and Richa Ahuja. The music was composed by Vidyasagar with lyrics penned by Vairamuthu.

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